Georgia Symphony Orchestra Announces 2024-2025 Season

The Georgia Symphony Orchestra has announced its 74th season schedule.

The Symphony will begin its classics series on Oct. 12 with Rhapsody in Blue, which celebrates the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin’s famous composition. Robert Henry will be the featured pianist. The GSO Chorus will join the orchestra with a medley of popular songs from the 1920s.

The GSO’s mid-season Suite Treats performance on Feb. 1, 2025, will offer “Peer Gynt Suite” by Edvard Grieg, along with the Academy-award winning music of John Williams from “Star Wars.”

The May 17, 2025, season finale, We the People, will delve into various perspectives of American life. The repertoire includes Igor Stravinsky’s orchestration of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” by John Stafford Smith and Francis Scott Key and Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring Suite.” The GSO also will present the world premiere of Verville’s original composition, “Requiem Americano.” To enhance this performance, the Symphony will be joined by tenor Timothy Miller, the Atlanta Boy Choir and the GSO Chorus.

The orchestra and GSO chorus will present the annual Holiday Pops! on Dec. 7-8. This beloved holiday tradition will include timeless favorites, new classics and a robust sing-along. A kindly gentleman in his famous red suit will make an appearance and stick around for cookies and pictures after the concert.

GSO Jazz!, led by saxophonist and Artistic Director Sam Skelton, will present Miles Ahead: the Magic of Miles Davis on Feb. 15, 2025, featuring renditions of “So What” and “All Blues.”

On March 28, 2025, Skelton will lead a GSO Jazz! Big-Band performance of West Coast Swing, featuring the best of West Coast jazz and highlighting Stan Kenton, Bill Holman and Buddy Rich.

On March 9, 2025, the 100-plus members of the GSO Chorus, led by JG Morgan GSO Chorus Director Bryan Black, will perform Lux Perpetua: Light of Hope. Musical selections will feature “Song for Athene” by John Tavener, “Gate, Gate” by Brian Tate, an arrangement of “My God is a Rock” by Alice Parker and Robert Shaw, and the original version of Gabriel Faure’s “Requiem” with the Georgia Symphony Orchestra.

The GSO’s family and sensory-friendly concert series opens on Nov. 9, with Symphonic Superheroes: Music to Save the Day! The program will feature music connected with characters like Captain Jack Sparrow, Batman and more.

On March 22, 2025, the Symphony will bring to life the tale of a young boy on an adventurous exploration, in a narrated version of Sergei Prokofiev’s classic “Peter and the Wolf.” Audience members also will enjoy Gustav Holst’s lively “St. Paul’s Suite,” a piece originally composed for the students at the school where Holst taught.

Season subscription packages go on sale on Aug. 1. Single event tickets go on sale on Aug. 12.

For more information, visit georgiasymphony.org .